The Eliana Project
Newborn Learning Guides
Everything we've been learning alongside Eliana — Kelly's lived experience, course notes, and developmental deep dives — gathered in one place to share.
From Kelly
Breastfeeding: What I Wish I Knew
What to BuyComing soon
Setting Up for PostpartumComing soon
Postpartum NutritionComing soon
Course Notes
NOEL Method: What To Do With Your Newborn
Full notes from "What To Do With Your Newborn" (On Track Baby Courses) — bonding, movement, tummy time, feeding, crying, sleep, home setup, and daily flow.
Skip the Swaddle
Why traditional swaddling restricts natural movement, and what to do instead to support healthy motor and nervous system development.
Thompson Method Breastfeeding Guide
A comprehensive reference covering Dr. Robyn Thompson's approach — latch, positioning, supply building, and the science behind it.
Deep Dives
Reflex Completion & Birth Processing
How newborns complete unfinished motor patterns from birth. Why babies push, cycle, and arch — and how to support the completion.
Crying: Needs vs. Stress Release
Two fundamentally different types of infant crying and how to tell them apart. When to fix, when to hold space.
The Activation WaveComing soon
Peter Levine's framework for tracking charge, peak, discharge, and settling. Learning to not interrupt the completion.
Sensory Integration in the First WeeksComing soon
How babies learn to organize sensory input — and how to support it without overwhelming their system.
The Social Brain: Gaze, Proto-Conversation & Turn-TakingComing soon
How babies begin to participate in 'conversations' weeks before language. The neuroscience of face-gazing and early social bonding.
Newborn Sleep ArchitectureComing soon
Why newborn sleep looks so different from adult sleep, what's actually happening in the brain, and how to work with it instead of against it.